New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-02
AGAINST THE LOGAN BILL,
AN ADVERSE REPORT ON THE MEASURE

DEMOCRATS UNWILLING TO PENSION THE GENERAL
wInow-TRE MINORITY REPORT
xysu,~croS Feb 1.-The House Committee on
.Ud Pensions has reported adversely on the Senate
r., Granting pension to Mrs. Logan The report says
shmld Congress pass the bill, and in future legs
St. maintain consistency, the widows OF Zoe MAJOR
N.na-o,s and Rear dmras would have pension Oh
70 ono year each. In majority OF the cases, as IN
.ass no relief from actual embarrassment or pow
ynis oaaS ,ld he afforded Ii was well known that
Dry ID NJ moor and aged widows OF brave ana
Shx sold;ers were denied the pittance oil %iA q
zenith because of their inability 10 conhect tn1 uea!n
S.h r. husbands with their military service, whe IN
OF th.i @ ct of claim was dvanoed that the death
OF General Logan was attripu'aoio " A1' "' W.
vice. ,, .aot that Mrs Ion an was in
.no..ssion of an ample estate, and the committee
fslry ed that the passage OF this ana all similar Ds
J he in the direction of building up In this coun.
n ar;stocracy contrary to the very principles OF
"! raI government for al, for which General Logan
90 iantly fought in war and so ably commended In
1S report says that three special acts have been
nd lying the pension named in this bill TO widows
Of general officers They are the cases Oh ,9e wlaGwS
Emit These officers however, died while in the
20, ice and gave their whole lives to the service
81, as.i I'll 1n''' ''''' ''' NV
Senate bill to increase the pension to the widow OF
General Frank Blair The cSn%,tee rs unWiing 10
harmony with the system of pension laws The pension
Mrs. Blair la receiving 800 month"; If, IN the
iud ymeut the committee, the maximum limit Tor the
widows of general officers of the volunteer service.
The minority report, recommending the passage OF
Abe Rlar bill was presented bearing the signatures OF
the Republican members OF the committee This re-
port recounts the brilliant military RECORD OF Sensra
Blair compares his record with that OF Generals nan
cock and Thomas and that the action OF Congress
IN tuese cases heartily approved by the generous
liberty loving people of this country. The report
denies that the bill establishes new precedeht, anu
says that the only question determine whether inc
services of General Blair were rs valuable 10 he
try as those in whose the pensions referred 10
have been granted. Briefly describing 'enerh biair
career the minority saws: We but echo the voice OF
history when say that General Frank r. blair
saved Missouri TO the UuiOn"
The Republican members OF the committee also
presented q minority report, earnestly recommending
the passage of the bill TO pension Mrs Logan. Inc re-
mort SAYS: John A. Logan was one OF the most DIS
fincuished If not the most DISTINGUISHED volunteer
Hancock aud Thomas, die in the service. but his
wounds received and disabilities incurred III time oil
war and continued sufferings therefom during all
the years SINCE TO the last DAYS of his fatal III
ness are facts of common acceptance as To make
reasonably certain that his death was direct result
of his military service thus establishing the right OF
his widow to the same generous consideration as tht
already accorded to the widows of Admiral Farragut
and Generals Thomas and Hancock. We detract
nothing from the name or fame of General hancock
when we say that his eminent career was a fathful
fulhment of obligations resulting from MS inhitafy
education and Ike employnent 1urnlshed pN the gov
erDment while the transrending achievements OF Gen
eral Logan were the voluntary contributions OF Ills
epleudid III ltary genus, inspired by conVicOn OF
duty and patriotic impulses seldom equaed and never
excelled."
The following Senator's have announced their inten-
tou of speaking Wednesday of next week IN euloGy
of Senator Log an Messrs. Edmunds Evsrts, Allison,
Henderson, Plumb, Spooner Frye, hawley, Culoin.
Stanford. Morgan Cockrell Hampton, Ransom and